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404 pp.
| Candlewick |
June, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-8974-2$17.99
(4)
YA
A prequel set fifty years before Croggon's Pellinor Quartet (The Naming, et al.) explores Bard Cadvan of Lirigon's role in the destruction of Annar and the unleashing of the Bone Queen. The high fantasy style relies heavily on slow, dense prose. The complex plot recommends this more for series fans than as a standalone title for the uninitiated.